Supported Versions

Version/Model

Launch Date

OpenWrt Version Supported

Chip

Bugs in Hardware

xm

-

14.07

ar724x

xw

2014

14.07 - for Nanostation M5

ar9342

trunk - for Nanostation Loco M5

Most of these devices have a hardware bug in the ethernet chip. This leads to connection loss of eth0 interface. Only a reboot can fix this. See also Bug description. As of August 2015 there is no workaround in OpenWRT available.

From the beginning of 2014 Ubiquiti has released new model of Nanostaion M5 devices (old boards use ar724x chip while new ones are using ar934x chip).

For newer Nanostation Loco M5 (XW) (models since 2014) there is a new image (openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-loco-m-xw-squashfs-factory.bin). This image is not included in Barrier Breaker. For old Nanostation Loco M5 (XM) the image name is openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-nano-m-squashfs-factory.bin.

If you have installed OpenWrt and issue cat /proc/cpuinfo or look trough boot messages XW based hardware should come back as Atheros AR93xx, XM = Atheros AR72xx

Installation procedure

Image name: openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-nano-m-…

You can install the *-factory image over the webinterface or via tftp rescue.
Webinterface default address is http://192.168.1.20/

To enter tftp rescue mode power cycle the device while keep the reset button pushed (for ~10 sec). Leds will start to blink red and yellow.